1625-0093 Stat/Authority

CFR-1999-title33-vol2-sec154-325.pdf

Facilities Transferring Oil or Hazardous Materials in Bulk -- Letter of Intent and Operations Manual

1625-0093 Stat/Authority

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§ 154.500

requirement to amend the Operations
Manual.
(2) If the COTP finds that there is a
condition requiring immediate action
to prevent the discharge or risk of discharge of oil or hazardous material
that makes the procedure in paragraph
(a)(1) of this section impractical or
contrary to the public interest, the
COTP may issue an amendment effective on the date the facility operator
receives notice of it. In such a case, the
COTP shall include a brief statement of
the reasons for the findings in the notice. The owner or operator may petition the Commandant to review the
amendment, but the petition does not
delay the amendment.
(b) The facility operator may propose
amendments to the operations manual
by:
(1) Submitting any proposed amendment and reasons for the amendment
to the COTP not less than 30 days before the requested effective date of the
proposed amendment; or
(2) If an immediate amendment is
needed, requesting the COTP to approve the amendment immediately.
(c) The COTP shall respond to proposed amendments submitted under
paragraph (b) of this section by:
(1) Approving or disapproving the
proposed amendments;
(2) Advising the facility operator
whether the request is approved, in
writing, before the requested date of
the amendments;
(3) Including any reasons in the written response if the request is disapproved; and
(4) If the request is made under paragraph (b)(2) of this section immediately
approving or rejecting the request.
(d) Amendments to personnel and
telephone number lists required by
§ 154.310(a)(7) of this part do not require
examination by the COTP, but the
COTP must be advised of such amendments as they occur.
[CGD 75–124, 45 FR 7171, Jan. 31, 1980, as
amended by CGD 86–034, 55 FR 36253, Sept. 4,
1990; CGD 93–056, 61 FR 41459, Aug. 8, 1996]

§ 154.325 Operations manual: Procedures for examination.
(a) The operator of a facility shall
submit two copies of the Operations
Manual to the Captain of the Port of

the zone in which the facility is located.
(b) Not less than 60 days prior to any
transfer operation, the operator of a
new facility shall submit, with the letter of intent, two copies of the Operations Manual to the Captain of the
Port of the zone in which the facility is
located.
(c) After a facility is removed from
caretaker status, not less than 30 days
prior to any transfer operation the operator of that facility shall submit two
copies of the Operations Manual to the
COTP of the zone in which the facility
is located unless the manual has been
previously examined and no changes
have been made since the examination.
(d) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual meets the requirements
of this part and part 156 of this chapter,
the COTP will return one copy of the
manual to the operator marked ‘‘Examined by the Coast Guard’’.
(e) If the COTP finds that the Operations Manual does not meet the requirements of this part and/or part 156
of this chapter, the COTP will return
the manuals with an explanation of
why it does not meet the requirements
of this chapter.
(f) No person may use any Operations
Manual for transfer operations as required by this chapter unless the Operations Manual has been examined by
the COTP.
(g) The Operations Manual is voided
if the facility operator—
(1) Amends the Operations Manual
without following the procedures in
§ 154.320 of this part;
(2) Fails to amend the Operations
Manual when required by the COTP; or
(3) Notifies the COTP in writing that
the facility will be placed in caretaker
status.
[CGD 93–056, 61 FR 41459, Aug. 8, 1996]

Subpart C—Equipment
Requirements
§ 154.500

Hose assemblies.

Each hose assembly used for transferring oil or hazardous material must
meet the following requirements:
(a) The minimum design burst pressure for each hose assembly must be at

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